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  • WI.ELA-Literacy.RH.6-8.4 - Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text,...
  • WI.ELA-Literacy.RH.6-8.4 - Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text,...
A Close Reading of the First Four Presidents: Washington through Madison
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A Close Reading of the First Four Presidents: Washington through Madison
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Students will read an article online about the first four presidents. The online article provides scaffolds for vocabulary and reading. Students can use the online quiz to check for understanding. Students will then perform a close reading of the article following six text dependent questions. The lesson describes the activities along with the language to use for each of the questions.

Subject:
Education
English Language Arts
Information and Technology Literacy
Language Education (ESL)
Language, Grammar and Vocabulary
Reading Informational Text
Social Studies
U.S. History
Material Type:
Formative Assessment
Interactive
Learning Task
Lesson
Lesson Plan
Primary Source
Reading
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Date Added:
03/11/2019
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Gettysburg Address Teacher Resource Guide
Gettysburg Address Teacher Resource Guide
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Developed by the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, this resource guide would be useful both in a single lesson for Lincoln's Birthday or for an extended look at Lincoln's Presidency and the challenges presented by the Civil War. The guide includes 3 middle school lessons including: "Understanding the Gettysburg Address", "The Language of the Gettysburg Address", and "A Civil Conversation". It allows for opportunities to include as part of the ELA curriculum as well.

Subject:
Social Studies
U.S. History
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Author:
Constitutional Rights Foundation Chicago
Diane Lopez
Judith Falls
Russell Diesinger
Teresa Simoneaux
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
Date Added:
08/16/2022
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Survival Novel Unit
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Survival Novel Unit
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This unit is designed around providing student choice. There will be 5 novels for students to choose from: Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys, Refugee by Alan Gratz, Zeros by Scott Westerfeld, The Martian by Andy Weir, and Lord of the Flies by William Golding. Each novel focuses on the central theme of survival. Students will read and meet weekly for 8 weeks. Each week the novel groups will be given specific discussion questions and tasks that are aligned with Wisconsin ELA standards and Wisconsin Standards for Environmental Literacy & Sustainability.

Subject:
English Language Arts
Environmental Literacy and Sustainability
Material Type:
Unit of Study
Date Added:
03/06/2019
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Vocabulary and Academic Language
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Vocabulary and Academic Language
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The following presentation was used during an in-service session with secondary educators. It provides information on how to explicitly teach vocabulary to students across the content areas. This presentation also provides information on how to use vocabulary log notebooks with students.

Subject:
English Language Arts
Fine Arts
Life Science
Mathematics
Physical Science
Social Studies
Material Type:
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Date Added:
03/05/2018
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